median income down over the last four years, but only about 2,500 since president obama took office and prices for all those items are up, though, food and electricity barely, so the verdict is true, but misleading. mitt romney inflated the number he used by adding in a year from the bush administration. a lot of nuance we hope to lay out. >> during the 90-minute debate, you will be working with a great team. let's go back to the debate hall with candy crowley. >> we're hearing from various officials, a university official and then the first ladies will introduced. they are now in the hall. i want to go to senator kelly ann. called into duty. on a scale of one to ten, with ten now orrer in mi never mitt how important is this for the challengers. >> it's obviously an important night. but this doesn't make the whole election, a couple of debates, are you moderating one of them. this is a six or seven. it's important, but, you know, the american people will judge this presidency based on the record of where we are right now with the president's added $5.5 trillion to the debt. and those ar